There has been a converted attempt here (including by the current Home Sec) to promote the "Danish model" of anti-immigrant policy as being somehow consistent with social democratic/progressive values. So we should welcome this mask-off moment from the Danish PM.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 20h ago

Mette Frederiksen and Giorgia Meloni issued a statement on Instagram declaring a partnership aimed at “protecting Europe’s Christian cultural heritage” by expelling more migrants, building “return hubs in third countries,” and finding “innovative solutions outside Europe.” Full post below🧵 1/2

More than half of accounts posting about violence in Belfast & Southampton on X were based overseas. Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK. X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content". www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

5 of 5 So What? I always regard the AFL game as the descendant of the code that Sheffield tried to spread around England. More likely than Gaelic, although a 1915 Article by ‘Shep’ looking back 60 years has an anecdote about ‘Irish Rules’. The Association game entered Oz via the #scotchprofessor

⭕️ New: The Board of Peace has quietly edited a key line in the statement it issued after meeting Israeli PM Netanyahu. The original version said Israel’s “full withdrawal” beyond Gaza’s Yellow Line would take place after Hamas completed the decommissioning of light and heavy weapons and tunnels...

There is a danger that by arguing the amount, we end up conceding the framing. Britain's welfare is ungenerous, the spend in total is mid-to-low table, and below past peaks. Benefits need reforming because they're unfit for purpose and trap, instead of enabling people. Not to make fantasy savings.

My eldest who lives and works in Belfast just sent me this....

Why the UK still can’t fix social care – and what four other countries got right. They recognise that the need for care, like health, is a shared social risk, to be pooled by everyone rather than a lottery of private misfortune. theconversation.com/why-the-uk-s...

Why the UK still can’t fix social care – and what four other countries got right

Social care reform has failed in the UK for 25 years. Four international examples show what a lasting fix actually requires.

theconversation.com

"It’s hard to think of a worse use of society’s shared resources."

Grace Blakeley@graceblakeley.substack.com · last wk.

After years of hype, and trillions of dollars, the AI boom will leave us with a captured economy, a corrupted democracy, and a devastated environment. We can't let them get away with it. substack.com/home/post/p-...

💥 Israel dropped a bomb on a medical warehouse in Gaza. The explosion carved a crater more than 10 meters deep. This was not a military target. This was a warehouse storing essential medical supplies — needed to keep civilians alive. 8/1 @sarahabdallah.bsky.social

“If we stick to business as usual and an economy of extraction then we will look back in 20 years filled with regrets”

Scotland’s wind industry is booming. China and Wall Street are cashing in

An investment vehicle managed by JP Morgan and state-backed firms from France, Norway and China own Scottish wind farms which have paid tens of millions in dividends this decade.

theferret.scot

The Israeli regime is drawing a "Yellow Line" across Gaza to consolidate territorial control without formal annexation This strategy follows a historical pattern: ceasefires & agreements since 1948 have repeatedly facilitated Israeli territorial expansion under the guise of provisional arrangements

Israel’s Yellow Line in Gaza: Annexation without Legal Burden | Al-Shabaka

The Israeli regime exercises territorial control while limiting the immediate legal and political costs associated with declared annexation.

al-shabaka.org

Ticket prices in Italy still terrific value for money.

Calcio England@calcioengland.bsky.social · last wk.

🎟️🇮🇹 How much does it cost to watch Italian football in 2026/27? We compare season ticket prices across #SerieA - ranking each club by price and revealing where you can watch football for just £9.45 per game Read more 👉 calcioengland.com/2026/07/31/j...

🚨 NEW: @danneidle.bsky.social claims Scotland’s 48% tax rate has lost public revenue. But is this actually true? My new deep-dive says no – Dan’s analysis doesn’t prove anything. It’s a long read, so buckle up 🧵

The Data Centre Land Grab: How Britain Is Being Carved Up for Big Tech — Without Your Consent Across Wales, Scotland, and England, the largest peacetime infrastructure seizure of community land and energy in modern British history is accelerating. open.substack.com/pub/european...

The Data Centre Land Grab: How Britain Is Being Carved Up for Big Tech — Without Your Consent

Across Wales, Scotland, and England, the largest peacetime infrastructure seizure of community land and energy in modern British history is accelerating.

open.substack.com

If someone you know is persuaded by Farage's fearmongering over footage of migrants crossing from Morocco to Ceuta, tell them this: Third-country nationals in Ceuta do not have free movement to mainland Spain or the rest of the Schengen area. Spanish officials say over 25K have already returned.

AI companies are buying up books in bulk, scanning them to train their AI models, and then destroying the books. This is why billionaire-owned AI companies are a scam. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬. Nationalize AI now! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Next, UEFA should call for Infantino's resignation.

1/ Israeli strikes continue to kill Palestinians across Gaza. According to WAFA, in just one week, 29 Palestinians were killed, bringing the total number killed since the ceasefire agreement took effect on October to 1,209.

As each brick protecting the ICC war crimes court is dismantled by the Trump administration, another brick is added to the wall of protection around Netanyahu and Israel’s genocidal war machine. Read my latest article here: www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-07...

A tax on banks would bring down energy bills - and bank CEOs aren’t happy. Banks had an 8% surcharge tax on their profits, but the Conservatives cut it to 3% in 2023. Even just restoring the surcharge to 8% would raise £9 billion over 4 years.

The Israeli regime has ordered the demolition of a house in Jenin, the West Bank. The owner of the house paid over 523,000 USD to build the house and finished it off a year ago. No address of these horror stories in the West and Arab world. 😢💔🤬🇮🇱♾️🤬🇮🇱♾️🤬🇮🇱♾️🤬🇮🇱♾️

My lawyer faces jail over a speech to jurors – a first in English history – as the state seeks to silence Palestine solidarity www.opendemocracy.net/palestine-ac...

I was sentenced as a terrorist. Now my barrister is on trial for defending me

My lawyer faces jail over a speech to jurors – a first in English history – as state seeks to silence Palestine solidarity

opendemocracy.net

The US and Israeli governments are colluding to implement the next phase of Israeli genocide in Gaza: the ghettoization and concentration of Palestinians.

It's noticeable, too, that there wasn't a single question on the climate, at a time when Europe is experiencing catastrophic wild-fires & record-breaking heat. It's astonishing how low down the political agenda this remains in Britain, when all the environmental indicators are signalling disaster.

We wonder what attracted convicted false imprisoner Boy George to defending the nation of Israel's genocide? By @willem-moore.bsky.social

Boy George releases sick song defending Israel’s genocide

We wonder what attracted convicted false imprisoner Boy George to defending the nation of Israel's genocide?

thecanary.co

The (US) economy grew faster when taxes on the rich were much higher than they are now. It's almost like fairer wealth distribution creates healthy economies.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2w ago

Was Dwight Eisenhower a communist?

'There’s a whole host of cost issues which would be rather more relevant if decided in Scotland, by a proper Scottish ­government rather than the current model with Scotland handed pocket money ­annually.' Ruth Wishart, via The National archive.is/mIxSI

I am sharing this again. The UK state is trying to suppress justice by prosecuting this lawyer for telling a jury the truth when defending #PalestineAction activists. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Sign to protect the right to a fair trial

Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...

you.38degrees.org.uk

Western politicians, how's your 'two-state solution' going? Our political class are fucking scum - sitting deaf & mute while these murdering lunatics go on a daily rampage. Don't worry about your political legacy - it's already been written in Palestinian blood.

Middle East Eye (Unofficial)@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2w ago

'We want to see blood': Israeli political leadership and settler groups call for revenge against Palestinians - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/we-want-see-blood-israeli-political-leadership-and-settler-groups-call-revenge-against

Good Shepherd Collective has compiled a thread documenting the sharp escalation in Israeli settler & military violence across the occupied West Bank over the past day. Dozens of Palestinians were wounded & property damaged in “revenge” attacks after Israeli officials & settlers called for... ⬇️